is standing by in new york to pick up coverage until i m all set and safe to rejoin. while a raid sirens will always mean that there is an imminent threat in the area, they are precautionary measures that we have to abide by. particularly during the week, when everybody here has been on high alert. there was a concern that russia would mark the first anniversary of the war with an attack that would likely target kyiv. but these guys here have been eerily quiet and the anniversary came and went without any major new offensive or acts of aggression by russia. fighting, however, continues in the eastern and southern parts of this country, like in and around the city of bakhmut, where ukrainian and russian forces have been locked in battle for months. and while kyiv has been relatively peaceful in recent months, let s not forget that the outskirts and the suburbs of this city to were battlefields just a year ago. and few people thought that it would be able to send up to the appa
block representatives adam schiff to eric swalwell from returning to their post on the house intelligence committee. schiff and swalwell are outspoken californian democrats who previously served as impeachment managers during the impeachment of donald trump. republicans also sought retribution against ilhan omen, the congresswoman, saying remarks she said in the past which he publicly apologized in 2019. two congressional terms ago. this is the first time republicans have been back in power in the house. on thursday, all but one republican members voted to remove omar from her seat on the foreign affairs committee. that s not even a half of it. in addition to keeping members of committees, republicans created the so-called select subcommittee on the weaponization of the federal government. which will be shared by ohio representative jim jordan. jordan has repeatedly compared his subcommittee to the church committee. one of the most respected and effective channels in congress
trump s top aides, including then chief of staff, mark meadows. and mike pence could be staring down the same fate as his lawyer was seen entering a closed hearing about the subpoena he s been served. all this, as trump continues to post provocative, even dangerous messages about the manhattan district attorney, who s investigating him on another case. plus, congresswoman maxine waters joins the ranking member of the house financial services committee it s here to talk about another tumultuous week for the economy and what is next for every american worried about their mortgage rates, the cost of living, even the safety of their banks. and a very special meeting of the velshi banned book club will come to order. our guest this week is not an author, but a member of the club. she has 100 years old, a longtime defender of the freedom to read. her personal story is something we hold. velshi starts now. [interpreter] and good morning to you. it s saturday, march the 25th. i m a
we have another hour of velshi, right now. good morning to you, i m ali velshi. is this saturday october 8th day 227 of russia s war in ukraine. breaking news this morning out of crimea. an explosion has crippled the bridge. this is a remarkable development. take a look at this bridge. look at the multitude of fires across it. it has collapsed part of the bridge into the sea. russians think the truck bomb exploded. it set fire to several oil tankers that were traveling on the bridge by rail. now, here is the important part. you probably never heard about this. it is new. it is the only bridge connecting mainland russia and crimea. this is a pet project for vladimir putin belt after russia s illegal annexation of crimea in 2014. north of crimea, on the battlefield front, ukraine continues to regain its land in the northeast, and east. this week the captured about 2000 square kilometers in the south near the area of kherson. it is the blue areas over here. ukraine has now captu
vacant at the moment. tuesday s election may offer some clarity as to where the american people are, how they are thinking ahead of the 2024 general election. this week, we are also finding out more about whether donald trump plans to run for president again. according to sources familiar with trump s thinking, the fifth former president will likely announce another bid for the white house this month. this is a move he ll but confirmed on thursday. the election was rigged and stolen. our country is being destroyed. iran twice, i won twice. i did much better the second time and i did the first. now, in order to make our country successful, and make it safe and glorious, i will very, very, very, probably do it again. i went twice, i won twice. as trump teases another bid, we know there is one republican who will try to thwart his return to the white house. that is only interest of saving democracy in the future of her own party. since the insurrection, wyoming congressman l